{"id":11275,"date":"2020-03-13T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=11275"},"modified":"2020-03-12T15:34:04","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:34:04","slug":"the-2020-vive-le-rock-awards-goes-large-on-the-magazines-tenth-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=11275","title":{"rendered":"THE 2020 VIVE LE ROCK AWARDS GOES LARGE ON THE MAGAZINE\u2019S TENTH ANNIVERSARY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE LEGENDARY ROCK \u2018N\u2019 ROLL EVENT CONFIRMED TO TAKE PLACE AT THE 02 SHEPHERD\u2019S BUSH EMPIRE APRIL 1ST<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

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RENOWNED PRETENDERS FRONTWOMAN CHRISSIE HYNDE CONFIRMED TO RECEIVE ICON AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staking its reputation as an essential rock \u2018n\u2019 roll date in the annual calendar, with two now fabled awards nights at the 02 Islington Academy in 2018 and 2019 which saw a vast array of iconic artists performing and rubbing shoulders, the 2020 Vive Le Rock Awards<\/strong> is confirmed to take place this coming April 1st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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This time, however, the event has gone bigger and bolder, moving to the 2000 capacity 02 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire<\/strong> for the party of the year that also celebrates Vive Le Rock<\/strong>\u2019s tenth anniversary in print, having published its first issue in 2010, it is now the world\u2019s biggest rock \u2018n\u2019 roll and punk magazine, independently published by Big Cheese<\/strong> Publishing Ltd<\/strong> in London.<\/p>\n

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The two previous years have featured live appearances from The Damned<\/strong>, The Stranglers<\/strong>, Shakin’ Stevens<\/strong>, Suzi Quatro<\/strong>, members of AC\/DC<\/strong>, Sex Pistols<\/strong>, The Specials<\/strong>, Buzzcocks <\/strong>and even England football legend Stuart Pearce,<\/strong> and the event this year continues to grow in stature and size!<\/p>\n

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This year the 2020 Vive Le Rock Awards <\/strong>takes great pleasure in honouring Chrissie Hynde<\/strong>, the primary songwriter and frontwomen for the enormously successful American rock band The Pretenders<\/strong>, with a much-deserved icon award. Chrissie Hynde has long been the embodiment of rock\u2019n\u2019roll cool; a woman of principles and a gifted songwriter with a voice that can melt hearts. Her pivotal role in the early days of punk saw her working in Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood\u2019s Sex shop, leading to musical involvement with the majority of punk\u2019s key players, including even a brief stint in Johnny Moped\u2019s band, before embarking on a multi-million selling rock career with smash-hit songs such as \u2018Brass In Pocket\u2019 and \u2018Talk Of The Town\u2019.\u00a0 She is truly worthy of this special award.<\/p>\n

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